Label-printing machine.



No. 677,82I. Patented July 2, |90I. S, B TILY J. G. &. M. 0. REHFUSS.

LABEL PRINTING MACHINE.

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No. 677,821. Patemed my 2, |901.

S; B TILY &. J. G. 81. M. U. REHFUSS.

LABEL PRINTING MACHINE.

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LABEL PRINTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CEETCE.

STEPHEN B. TILY, JOHN GEORGE REHEUSS, AND MARTIN O. REHFUSS, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO OHN VANAMAKER, OF

SAME PLACE.

LABEL-PRINTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 677,821. dated July 2, 1901- Applieatlon filed August 29, 1900.

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Be it known that we, STEPHEN B. TiLY, JOHN GEORGE REHEUss, and MARTIN O. REH- FUsS, citizens of the United States, and residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in .Label-Printing Machines,of which the following is a speciication.

The object of our invention is to accurately and rapidly print and cut labels. This object we attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is a plan view of our improved 1a-r bel printing and cutting machine. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the line 2 2, Fig. l.

The bearings ct a are for the lower shaft B Y and the bearings ct' are for the upper or driving shaft D. The bearings can be adjusted Y toward or from each other by the set-screws c o' c2.

used for accomplishing the same purpose, if desired.

On the end of the shaft D is a drivingwheel D', V-shaped in the present instance. for the reception of a round driving belt or.

band. On the shaft B is the platen-roll B', and on the shaft D is the type-carrying roll or cylinder D2. The shaft B is driven from the shaft D through the gears d and b, the teeth of the gears being of sufficient depth to allow for a limited amount of adjustment of the shafts. The platen-roll B vhas a series of grooves b in its periphery, and tting in these grooves are segments b2, secured in place by screws h3, and between the opposite segments are yielding platen-blocks B2, of rubber or othersuitable material. The edge b4 of each segment is raised, so as to form a cutter for severing the strip upon which the label is printed. We have shown in Fig. 5 a label having the form of an oval; but it will be un'- While we have shown this particular means of adjustment, other devices may be.

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derstood that the form of the label may be varied, as desired, by simply changing the shape ofthe cutters.

The type-carryin g roll or cylinder D9 is hollow and has a series of chambers for the slide blocks CZ and their springs d2, the springs resting back of the slide-blocks and tending to force them toward the type t'. lThe type extend through an opening d2 in the carryingroll D', and around the edge ot' the opening is a sharp flange which meshes with the flange b4 on a platen-roll B', so that when the two rolls come together to print the label the two cuttingedges b4 and-d4 sever the strip on the lines clearly shown in Fig. 5, the type at the same time making an impression upon the portion of the blank to form the label. In the present instance the flange d4 is flat, so that a border is printed around the label, as indicated by the shaded lines ai', Fig. 5.

The type-cylinder D?in the present instance is made in four sections, as shown in Fig. l,

and these sections are secured to a sleeve DB t `on the shaft D, so that the sleeve'and the type-carrying roll 'can'be removed intact from the shaft, if desired, for the purpose of making any alterations or for reassembling the sections. The type i are held in place on the roll by the pressure of the springs back of the slide-blocks, so that when it is desired to change the type the blocks can be forced back, the type readily removed, and other type inserted.

Our invention is especially applicable for printing small labels for use on merchandise, and a large number of labels are required with simply the amounts changed, so that by the construction shown the type can be readily removed and other type, indicating other values, substituted therefor.

YAny suitable inking device may be used. In the present instance we have shown an inkreservoir E in front of the machine, and this reservoir is carried by arms e, pivoted to a vstud E, projecting from a bearing CL2 on one of the standards A'. An arm e' rests against a stop e3 on a bearing a2, so that while the reservoir is free to be turned upward on a pivot its downward movement is limited by the stop a3. Within the ink-reservoir E is a roller F,

geared to a distributing-roll F' by means of IDO wheel (Z on the shaft D. The distributingroll F'is adjusted in contact with the type, so that as the type-roll revolves ink will be distributed over the surface of the type. Above the roll F in the present instance is a doctorroll F2, hung from the stud E by a frame E2. A spring e2 tends to force the doctor-roll F2 down upon the roll F. This upper roll and its frame is given a lateral motion over the surface of the roll F by means of a cam G, secured to the shaft D. this cam is made in two parts,as clearly shown in Fig. 3. An arm c3 on the frame E2 has a roller e4, which enters the slot in the cam, as clearly shown in Fig. l, so that the ink by this arrangement is thoroughly distributed over the rolls F F' before the type-cylinder is inked. The cover-plate h of the reservoir E is piv oted at h to the reservoir, a spring tending to hold it down, while set-screws h3 act as stops for-the cover-plate, as the cover-plate n otonly protects the ink-reservoir, but also acts as a scraperI for removing the surplus ink from the roll F. Directly under the rollF vis a guard h4,projectin g t' rom the reservoir,which prevents the strip as it is 'printed from coining in contact with the inking mechanism.

The strip to be printed isin the form of aroll, which is mounted on a shaft J, having fianges jj. The shaft J rests in sockets in arms J', secured to the base A ofthe machine. In order to guide the strip from its roll to the printing-cylinder, we mount on each side of the strip jaws K K. These jaws are on the ends of arms K', which are arranged to slide upon a bar K2, secured to the base A ot' ther jaw through which the strip passes can be regu-` lated according to the thickness of the material to be printed upon. The strip as it passes between the type-cylinder D2 and the platenroll B' is not only printed, but also cut, as shown clearly in Fig. 5. The cutters in the present instance do not sever the strip entirely, but are so formed as to leave a connection between the labels, so that the labels and the waste at each side will come `fromthe printing mechanism in three strips. The central or label strip passes around the edge of the table or support down to a roller m, then under the table 'in vthe present instance to a roller m', and up to a reel N, having flanges n n. This reel is driven and wraps the continuous strip of labels in roll form. The time consumed in passing from the printing-mechanism to the reel is sufficient to partly dry the ink, so that it will not blur when the strip is reeled. V

The waste strips @02 at each side of the label-strip are rolled upon a reel P, having ianges p p, although in some instances the reel may be dispensed with and the paper simply allowed to collect on the floor or in a In the present instance suitable receptacle. We prefer the reel,how ever, as it tends to separate the label-strip from the waste strips.

The reels N and P are driven from a sprocket-wheel S-in the present instance formed on the hub of the gear-wheel b, which is secured to the shaft B. A drive-chain s passes from the sprocket-wheel s', secured to the stud projecting from a bearing T on a bracket T', secured to the table upon which the machine is mounted, and this chain also Vpasses around a sprocket-wheel s2 on a stud projecting from a bearing T2, secured to the table on which the machine is mounted.` We prefer to drive the two reels by friction, and we mount between a friction-face s3 on the -hub of the wheel S and a friction-face n on the hub of the wheel N a friction-disk n2. The stud is screw-threaded, and on Vthe stud is a nut t', and between the nut and the reel is a spring t2, which tends to force the friction-face n against the friction-disk n2. By this means incase the mechanism should prevent the proper unreeling ofA the strip the friction-disk will slip, yetthere will be sufcienttriction to cause the label-strip to be wound properly on the reel. This mechan ism is duplicated at the opposite end of the machine in connection with the reel P when it is used. v

We claim asour invention 1. The combination in a label printing and cutting machine, of two rollers, hollow cutters carried by each roller, type carried by one roller independently of the cutters, means for inking the type, and a platen made of a resilient material carried by the other roller, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a label-printing machine, of two rollers, hollow cutters carried by said rollers, one of said rollers having a border-printing face, type carried by said roller independently of the cutter and of the border-printing face, means for `inking said type, and a platen composed of a yielding material carried by the other roller, substan-y tially as described.

3. The combination in a label-printing machine, of two rollers cach having hollow cut; ters, a platen composed of a resilient mate'- rial mounted in the hollow cutters of one roller, detachable type mounted in the hol` low cutter of the other roller and independently ot' said cutter, and means for inking said type, substantially as described.

4c. The combination in a label-printing machine, of two rollers, cutters thereon, type on one roller, and a platen on the other whereby the label is printed and cut simultaneously, the cuttersbeing so arranged as to only partially cut the label, and means for winding said partly-cut strip of labels on a spool or roll, substantially as described.

5; The combination in a machine for printing and cutting labels, a series of type carried by one roll, a series of platens carried by the other roll and cutters carried by each IOO roll, each cutter being scalloped in form and constructed to incoinpletely sever a label from the one next to it, thelabels being thereby delivered from the machine in the form of a strip, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a combined label cutting and printing machine, ofa platen-roll, a printing-cylinder, cutters on the platenroll and printing-cylinder, means for inking the printing-cylinder, the cutters being so arranged as to cut the Waste from .the label and leave an uncut portion connecting each label, substantially as described.

7.. The combination in a label printing and cutting machine, of a platen-roll having a series oflongitudinal grooves therein, segments arranged to fit said grooves, means for nor- ,ably secured to the type-cylinder, substantially as dcscrbed.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

STEPHEN B. TILY. JOHN GEORGE REHFUSS. MARTIN O. REHFUSS.

lVitnesses:

' WILL. A. BARR, Jos. H. KLEIN. 

